Column: Everything has a story

1:47 PM,
Nov. 1, 2012

Written by

Jackie Loos
For the Everest Herald

My story begins with me growing up in a holler in southeastern Ohio. It was a simple country life. One of my fondest memories is one of visiting my maternal grandmother in West Virginia.

My grandparents' home was nestled in the hills and the house had the typical front porch with chairs lined up. The best part of the home was the wood stove. There in the kitchen, my grandmother would bake biscuits. I can still smell and taste them.

To me, that wood stove is part of who I am today. That is true of so many of the items in my shop. Everything has a story, but more importantly, all those things tell of a person's ...